22 October 1811. The legendary pianist Franz Liszt was born. He was worshipped like a 19th-century rock god. Admirers fought for locks of his hair, fainted at his concerts, and a new term was coined - “Lisztomania” - to explain the world’s first outbreak of celebrity fever.

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3. 22 October 1811. The legendary pianist Franz Liszt was born. He was worshipped like a 19th-century rock god. Admirers fought for locks of his hair, fainted at his concerts, and a new term was coined - “Lisztomania” - to explain the world’s first outbreak of celebrity fever.